Limited Extra Time - Chapter 195

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“Nothing has changed.”

Baek Sahoo—or rather, Millaiyen Pestellio—murmured softly to himself with a faint smile.

His initial bewilderment at finding himself reincarnated in this world had quickly faded. The moment he realized that if he had been reborn, she must have been as well, he devoted every ounce of his attention to searching for Carina Leopold.

She might be painting.

With that thought, he attended every exhibition that opened—even those of unknown artists. And then, by chance, he saw one painter’s work and instinctively knew it was her.

The techniques she had favored, the sensations that emanated from her paintings—they were all unmistakably present.

After his search finally bore fruit and he learned the artist was the second daughter of a major corporation, he submitted his marriage proposal without hesitation.

He couldn’t manage to see her even once while relocating the Foreign Enterprise’s headquarters to Korea,

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and he had to work without proper sleep for nearly three months just to carve out ten days. Yet he harbored not a shred of resentment.

In this world, she still seemed to come from modest circumstances.

Yet she was pursuing her passion, and though her body was somewhat frail, she suffered from no serious ailments. Moreover, this world was one where science had advanced remarkably.

Should any illness arise, money and resources could develop any medicine or treatment imaginable.

Curses, monsters, swords, and bows—none of these existed here. Everything was solved through science.

“Are you pleased to have found her? Haven’t you been searching for over a decade?”

“Yes, I’m quite satisfied. So from today onward, don’t contact me for ten days. I’m turning off my phone.”

“That’s problematic. I may have no choice but to contact you if something urgent arises.”

“Peng, are you going to be difficult?”

“It’s Pel, not Peng.”

A young secretary who appeared to be in his thirties responded with a smile.

Baek Sahoo furrowed his brow. The driver from earlier had breathed in fearlessly, but the one beside him went even further.

“Still, I’m relieved that Miss Carina Leopold is safe.”

“Didn’t you say you were also looking for Winston?”

“Yes, I’ve already found him. Since he’s still practicing medicine, I was thinking of employing him as the Leopold Manor’s personal physician.”

I went to meet people whose memories I could recall, but only Peng and Millaiyen Pestellio possessed memories from my past life.

Though it was regrettable, I harbored no hesitation about the two of them building new relationships, so there was no great loss.

Rather, had Carina Leopold and the others retained their memories, they might have been wounded.

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In that sense, it was fortunate as it was.

“What has Winston been up to?”

“Under the name Seowon, he’s apparently rotating through a fellowship. He seemed to have just graduated from his residency. He happened to choose emergency medicine and is struggling through it. Shamelessly, even the University Hospital is working fellows without pay.”

The gray-haired secretary, smiling broadly, appeared quite displeased.

Indeed, Winston had no shortage of gullible qualities. He was the type to suffer losses rather than step on others to rise.

“Keep it moderate.”

“Yes, of course. We should only apply pressure within limits that won’t cause problems.”

Peng—or rather, Pel—nodded.

It was quite gratifying to see him running about with a face far younger than I remembered.

Though I found his foolish smile even under mistreatment rather distasteful.

“I should finish this work quickly and return. I want to have a proper conversation with Carina Leopold.”

“Yes, based on your usual processing speed, it seems you should be able to get in before this evening.”

At the vibrating phone, Pel answered the call.

With his brow furrowed, he exchanged several words with the caller before hanging up and tucking his phone into his pocket, then carefully opened his mouth.

“I’ll cancel it. It would be fortunate if you could get in before midnight today. Apparently, the client has turned everything upside down—the one who went AWOL without notice may have left something out.”

“…This is insane. It’s all done anyway, really.”

Baek Sahoo’s jaw clenched sharply.

His fingers twitched with longing for a cigarette as he suddenly turned his head.

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Ever since Carina Leopold’s existence became certain, I had quit smoking completely.

“Would you like me to apply a nicotine patch?”

“No. I don’t want anything that carries even the slightest smell, anything that could have a negative effect on her.”

He answered with a fierce expression, opened his phone, and spent a long time repeatedly typing and deleting something before finally pressing send just before arriving at the company.

“Let’s go.”

I stepped out of the car, radiating cold intensity.

Pel, following behind, quietly pulled out a stomach medicine from his pocket and swallowed it without water before quickly catching up to me.

Zing.

At the sound of the alarm set before bed, Rina, who had been sleeping drowsily, slowly opened her eyes.

After falling asleep in the car earlier and hearing they had arrived, she stumbled into the room, hastily changed clothes, and had just gotten back into bed to sleep.

“What…?”

There was a text message on her phone.

It was strange. There weren’t many people who would contact me.

It wasn’t that I had no friends, but most of them didn’t know I was the daughter of a conglomerate family, nor did they know I was getting married today.

[I apologize. It seems I’ll be a bit delayed because a former employee didn’t properly hand over their duties.

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I will definitely be there by midnight.

If you’re tired, please get some rest first.]

The message was remarkably neat and orderly, contrasting sharply with his usually blunt manner of speaking. The fact that he had punctuated every space and comma perfectly without a single emoticon made me wonder if he might be a perfectionist.

“It’s really fine.”

He was a peculiar person—he didn’t need to send an apology message like this.

He was a fascinating person who didn’t even need to try.

She let out a short laugh.

I’m relieved that despite getting married without even seeing each other’s faces, my partner seems better than I expected.

“I was worried he might be some potbellied guy or a man full of pretense.”

Surprisingly, he was taciturn and kinder than expected. In truth, I was somewhat overwhelmed by him, but he said it wasn’t his intention to threaten me directly.

‘He is quite handsome.’

He commanded attention more than anyone I’d ever seen before.

It was my first time seeing a Korean man with such distinctly defined features. It was also my first time feeling overwhelmed by someone’s mere presence.

It was my first time seeing a Korean man with such distinct facial features. It was also my first time feeling overwhelmed just by someone’s presence.

“I just hope you’ll be doing well.”

She was worried about how well their personalities would match, since she was quiet and timid by nature, while he was direct and outspoken.

Lost in a whirlwind of thoughts, I hadn’t noticed how swiftly time had slipped away.

From beyond the door came hurried footsteps—urgent enough to suggest something had gone awry.

A faint knock, barely audible, preceded the careful opening of the door. As Baek Sahoo stepped inside, our eyes met in the empty space between us.

“…You haven’t retired for the evening yet.”

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“No, I was lost in thought and didn’t realize how late it had become. I did take a nap earlier today, though.”

“…I see. I apologize for the delay. It was unintentional.”

“I know—you texted me that the departing employee failed to properly hand over their duties.”

At her words, Baek Sahoo nodded.

She gave a light shrug. Though this was supposed to be our wedding night, she hadn’t prepared herself for anything, and the prospect of doing anything with a man she’d only just met seemed impossible.

It wasn’t, and it didn’t seem like I could do anything with a man I was meeting for the first time.

“Shall we begin with a simple introduction? After all, this marriage was sudden for both of us.”

“Yes, but I heard you were the one who proposed… How did you come to know me?”

“…I happened upon your work by chance. I became curious about the artist, and while investigating you, I discovered who you were.

And I fell for you at first sight.”

“…What?”

“Though it may be presumptuous, my curiosity led me to investigate you further. In doing so, I learned that your family strongly opposed your artistic pursuits, which is why I accelerated the process.”

My eyes widened at Baek Sahoo’s confession.

It was an unexpected revelation followed by a shocking truth. His expression as he spoke of investigating my family circumstances showed no trace of apology or remorse.

didn’t appear to be doing it.

Rina looked up at him with a bewildered expression.

He bent slightly at the waist and offered her a gentle apology.

“I understand this must be confusing for you. So I won’t press anything upon you right now. You needn’t feel obligated to do anything. You’re free to do as you wish here in my home.”

“….”

However, I ask only one thing—promise me you’ll return to this room at the end of the day.

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I won’t tolerate you sleeping anywhere else.”

Whether it was possessiveness, jealousy, or something else entirely, this man remained utterly inscrutable.

She gazed quietly at the emotions flickering within his dark eyes before finally nodding her head.

His eyes softened with a gentle curve.

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